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		<title>Peace and Goodwill — Toward All</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Hicks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 07:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[November December 2020]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christ's birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gentleness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goodwill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ministry of reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>
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<p>When I heard that the Bible Advocate was spending a year on the Ministry of Reconciliation, I was thrilled. Some of my first Christian thoughts were those of reconciliation. Today, after seven years as a pastor, I still think we need to hear this message and spread it with the greatest resolve. I base my [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://baonline.org/peace-and-goodwill-toward-all/">Peace and Goodwill — Toward All</a> appeared first on <a href="https://baonline.org/">Bible Advocate</a>.</p>
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		<title>Pen Pal Predicament</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elise Keim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[January February 2020]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Extras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fellowship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pagan holidays]]></category>
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